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dondo

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As someone said on SSC even it was ready worst case by end November would it really be a massive disaster. Obviously not ideal and club would have to sort some compensation. But it would actually only be 3 league games. And ultimately we will have best stadium in league for the foreseeable future. Personally relaxed about it.


Ready by November is really not the worst case scenario
 

coys200

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I went up there on Friday with the Missus, at her suggestion, as we were only in London for 4 days! We were taking a number of photos and one of the workers from the Stadium passing us whilst we were shooting, said "Not this September", but he was laughing as he said it.

I must say that I find it difficult to believe that the outsde will be finished in time for the first home game. That said, what is important, for now, is getting the first stand safe for the first test event. Once that is done they will, IMHO, then concentrate of the next stand to be included in the 2nd test event and so on. It should be possible to get a number of teams working on the outside and the roof to blitz them when the time comes. It will be close and I'd hate to have my job depending on it being done!

Don’t think the outside is the issue. We’ve all seen how quickly panels glazing veil go in. I’d be pretty confident they could finish outside in 4 weeks from here if they wanted. Issues seem to be more inside.
 

davidmatzdorf

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People are confusing "completed" with "useable". I've been saying for a year that it's impossible to tell without a copy of the programme whether the build is ahead or behind and it wouldn't be until a few weeks before the season that someone could tell whether it was running seriously late just by looking at it.

Well, we're getting to that point now and it's becoming clear to a casual observer that it won't be "completed" by 15 September. But it doesn't have to be completed in time for the test events - in fact it can't be, that's why they're test events - and it doesn't have to be completed by the middle of September either. It just has to have had the various approvals signed off (that's what the test events are for) and to have all stands capable of being safely used to watch a football match.

Some areas will look like a building site for a few weeks/months. That's inevitable at this stage. That isn't important. What's important is that it can be open and that all four stands can be used.

Mace will divert staff onto the critical path operations to get those approvals and make the stands safe to watch football. I have no idea whether they can achieve that and neither have you!
 
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Hoopspur

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Sorry mate but that’s mostly nonsense. We are building a stadium in 2018 what do you want them to do. Build a shit hole with pie and mash outlets. Nobody knows what the match day experience will be like till we actually see it. If the food outlets have a nice variety and are a decent price I see know reason why people won’t eat there before or stay after. And can we please once and for all dismiss this myth that just because someone has a few more quid it makes them a shit supporter. They’ve built a stadium for the 21st century. I’m not sure what you’re expecting build a brand new stadium and make it exactly same as the old one that was first built 100 years ago.
Will you get there early? Personally if I could see the 12.30 match and the 5.45 I might consider it. If there is somewhere to sit with my mates and my pints then maybe. If the West and the East have an equal share of vocal support fans then great. I hope that Spurs have done all the necessary research and have got the whole concept spot on, and have not been seduced by the fabled waiting list.

I will not suggest or even say this will be a disaster, but equally not am not going to suggest it will be an unqualified success. With this stadium comes a new expectation that will need to be delivered in order for it to work.
 

ToDarrenIsToDo

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As someone said on SSC even it was ready worst case by end November would it really be a massive disaster. Obviously not ideal and club would have to sort some compensation. But it would actually only be 3 league games. And ultimately we will have best stadium in league for the foreseeable future. Personally relaxed about it.

Agreed. Everyone's in such a rush for success these days. I really think people are being shortsighted and don't understand the magnitude this new home of ours comes with as a football club now. We have kicked onto the next level, some just refuse to understand it until they experience it or some shithouse is signed for £40m.

A new 62,000 stadium or a few lavish names spread across the team until they either flop or get sold off to Madrid? I know what I did prefer. It really pisses me off when I see people not appreciate the great levels of work done at our club since the Scholar or Sugar days. Can't keep everybody happy I guess
 
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Roynie

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People are confusing "completed" with "useable". I've been saying for a year that it's impossible to tell without a copy of the programme whether the build is ahead or behind and it wouldn't be until a few weeks before the season that someone could tell whether it was running seriously late just by looking at it.

Well, we're getting to that point now and it's becoming clear to a casual observer that it won't be "completed" by 15 September. But it doesn't have to be completed in time for the test events - in fact it can't be, that's why they're test events - and it doesn't have to be completed by the middle of September either. It just has to have had the various approvals signed off (that's what the test events are for) and to have all stands capable of being safely used to watch a football match.

Some areas will look like a building site for a few weeks/months. That's inevitable at this stage. That isn't important. What's important is that it can be open and that all four stands can be used.

Mace will divert staff onto the critical path operations to get those approvals and make the stands safe to watch football. I have no idea whether they can achieve that and neither have you!

Couldn't have put it better myself ......... err, in fact ...... :oops::oops::oops:
 

coys200

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Agreed. Everyone's in such a rush for success these days. I really think people are being shortsighted and don't understand the magnitude this new home of ours comes with as a football club now. We have kicked onto the next level, some just refuse to understand it until they experience it or some shithouse if signed for £40m.

A new 62,000 stadium or a few lavish names spread across the team until they either flop or get sold off to Madrid? I know what I did prefer. It really pisses me off when I see people not appreciate the great levels of work done at our club since the Scholar or Sugar days. Can't keep everybody happy I guess

It’s exactly the chelsea situation. If abramovich f**ked off tomorrow what do they have show for it. Yes 15 great years and trophies but could easily go back to midtable for 10 years or worse. At least city have built s fantastic infrastructure. In all honesty I’d rather have the security of the stadium and there’s no reason we can’t be at the top table for the next 100 years. Most of us are pretty much guaranteed high level football for the rest of our lives. The trophies will come and I’d imagine so will some of the worlds best players.
 

Blackrat1299

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It’s exactly the chelsea situation. If abramovich f**ked off tomorrow what do they have show for it. Yes 15 great years and trophies but could easily go back to midtable for 10 years or worse. At least city have built s fantastic infrastructure. In all honesty I’d rather have the security of the stadium and there’s no reason we can’t be at the top table for the next 100 years. Most of us are pretty much guaranteed high level football for the rest of our lives. The trophies will come and I’d imagine so will some of the worlds best players.

Just as a matter of interest, City did not build the infrastructure. That stadium was built out of tax payers money for the Commonwealth games in 2002, and city did some sort of deal like the spammers, only they made a better job of it.
 

Lilbaz

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Just as a matter of interest, City did not build the infrastructure. That stadium was built out of tax payers money for the Commonwealth games in 2002, and city did some sort of deal like the spammers, only they made a better job of it.

They certainly built their training ground though.
 
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